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Having a knowledgable guide and a thoughtful tour will enhance your understanding of a new place, allow you to learn new things, and create lasting memories. Sights by Sam aims to give you a personal tour experience. When you visit New York, whether you

Ever feel like all you do is think about rent? Do you brag to your friends over happy hour because you had enough money in your bank account (with 18 cents to spare) moments before your rent check cleared last month? Is that really an accomplishment in to

Situated between the Civic Center and the Lower East Side is Chinatown, one of the defining neighborhoods of Manhattan. Up to 100,000 people, including recent immigrants and families that have lived in this part of Manhattan for over a century, call this

Since the arrival of many Italian immigrants in the 1800s, Italian-Americans have been one of the most important groups in the city - with many famous people in the city - such as mayors and athletes among them. Although today most Italian Americans in th

When itâ€™s morning rush hour and New Yorkers are packed into a subway car like sardines in a can, you donâ€™t want to be that personâ€”you know, the one who spilled their morning coffee across the bench so no one can sit there, or the one blasting music

It is hard to believe sometimes that the average speed of a vehicle has not changed in over 100 years in Manhattan - around 12 miles per hour. The very same streets on the island that are packed most of the day today were the same way back then. Yet, ther

Lower and Midtown Manhattan, Downtown Brooklyn, and Long Island City in Queens, there are skyscrapers. The quintessential New York architectural form rises up all over the city. A casual observer can tell the era a skyscraper was built in by its height